I've been drinking too much of the stuff lately. Need to stop it soon.
Just to be clear, my idea of "too much" is exactly having one glass like the one in the photo, 2 to 4 times a week.The trick to smart drinking is not to drink too much of the stuff lately, but to only drink only a bit of the stuff regularly.
This, of course, is not easy to do - even with food (or for that matter any pleasurable activity that involves putting stuff into our mouths.) To have control is a wonderful feeling - for instance if you own a bar. You can't binge-drink everyday.
Same if you own a restaurant - you can't keep pigging out on the caviar for too long without your bottom-line going kaput.
One of the problems with liquor, though, is that the best of intentions fall by the wayside once the alcohol has taken control of a person's neurons - since after all it's your neurons that process reality and (via synaptic and axonic activity) then control your behaviour.
So - before the first drink there you are all sober, in control, and having the best of intentions.
Then that first glass of buttery-soft Cutty 12 goes down your throat and is absorbed almost immediately by your tissues. By the time that glass is over you are a different person to the personality you began with (kind of a mini-evolution.) Suddenly the bottle of Cutty looks like the prettiest thing in the world and you want to kiss it to death. Before you know it you knock down several more ounces, getting high as a kite - after which, really? What matters? All bets have been called off. The 'spirit' has taken control of you and you are not your self anymore.
Responsible drinking takes practise - but when you master it, the world of fine liquors is at your feet. A good servant but a bad master - as many an alcoholic would testify to - alcohol can ruin a person's life very quickly.
So what would be just right, IMO?
A maximum of 3 ounces (@ 40%) at a sitting if you drink regularly. 2-3 days skipped within the week for recuperation.
This way you may drink on 4 days and skip 3.
The occasional 6-8 ozs (that would be the binge-drinking) is alright at a party or other celebration after planning how you are going to be looked after afterwards - and that shouldn't happen more than once a month.
All this, as I said, requires control, but as with any form of control (as an ace photographer you would be no stranger to 'control') it takes practise - and you will continue to experience the delight of a great single malt, or extraordinary Terroir, or delicious glass of draft without ending up in the gutter. Alcoholism is a disease - it takes control of the body and those who get infected are helpless after that - and actually need rehabilitation to get back to themselves, for the spirit by then has truly taken control of their thoughts and behaviour.
But alcohol is also a great lift, and can be a rewarding pleasure at the end of the day.
The choice is always our own to make. No one else can do that for you.
Now you can pour me a glass of that Cutty. 2 oz on the rocks would do.
I'll keep my spare oz for later.
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Just to be clear, my idea of "too much" is exactly having one glass like the one in the photo, 2 to 4 times a week.
But this definitely feels like too much for me seeing as, in the last 6 months or so, I'm going through my second bottle of scotch and I've never drank before - except for some beers or a glass of wine, of course (and the occasional liquor in a very special event).
I appreciate the suggestions, though I don't plan on buying any bottle.Excellent! Well done - to me this is 'responsible drinking'.
If you feel, however, that you are drinking too much (or worse - cannot resist the temptation when you should; say, for instance just before heading out behind the wheel) then you are eventually going to have a drinking problem. Even 2 ozs 3 days a week adds up to a 750 ml bottle - basically a bottle of Scotch every month.
Always be aware that alcohol is an addiction that can destroys many lives - yours, and many of the people attached to you; as I mentioned before control is the key to responsible and enjoyable drinking.
Pardon my curiosity - but what was the first bottle? Cutty Sark is one of the more inexpensive whiskies - but a great bang for the buck and a good choice for any adult exploring responsible drinking and likes to get to know Scotch. I would recommend a single malt for your next purchase - maybe Glenfiddich 12 - or a move to a superfine blend like JW Black. These are great sipping whiskies and if you have enjoyed the Cutty you will most certainly enjoy these - and a bottle a month won't do you the sort of harm that 1/2 bottle-a-day drinkers do to themselves.
Check with your doctor first - as always your particular constitution comes into play - and he might forbid you alcohol entirely.
Otherwise - I look forward to hearing about your new found adventures into taste.
Thank you for your responses. 👍
I appreciate the suggestions, though I don't plan on buying any bottle.
The two bottles (the other was Grant's, by the way) in question were offered to me some years ago and I have decided - even before opening the first one - that I wouldn't make a habit out of this.
It did surprise me how much I enjoyed it and how quickly I went through the first one, though, and that's why I'm saying I need to stop soon.
My intention is to not even finish this second bottle and keep some for more excepcional occasions - and not just for when I'm playing some Witcher 3 late at night.
I love eating avocados like that.Here is one way I have my avocados, a manner of having it that probably is familiar to some of you. That brown stuff is demerera, but many use regular white sugar when having the fruit this way:
If only the nachos were fresh and you had a jar of jalapenos you would be laughingOpened a bag of nacho chips that have been in the cupboard for quite a while.
They were stale.
Tried a pack of Oreo's. Turns out they were stale as well.
I've now thrown in the towel and settled for some cheese. *shrugs* Just couldn't win today.
No one eats around here...?
We wait for you to post photos here so we can swallow the air in our mouths
No one eats around here...?
A couple of other good whiskeys to try would be redbreast, green spot or connemara. All make great irish whiskey that dont break the bank.
I’m drinking beer. Not a usual thing for me to dine on during the school week.
Where are you located now? Are you in the thick of Chinese New Year and communist beer?
Something you might like to try.First meal on the island - pepperoni Totinos and pear Angry Orchard.
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So pretty much exactly what I eat at home.
Mmm. My first was an eye opener. I can't wait until Summer Honey comes back around, though.pear Angry Orchard